It’s no surprise that twitter can be a bit unstable from time to time. Twitter is probably the only service I know that’s almost more down than it’s up, and still have a loyal fan base and increase it’s number of users. But what are the alternatives? There are a lot of similar micro-blogging services out there, [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, May 22, 2008
As you might have read, I’m on a quest for either a MacBook or a PC. The comments in the latest post clearly shows that the battle between Apple and Microsoft - or OS X and Windows - is very easy to spot. Which one offers the most value? Since both the MacBooks (Pro) or generic [...]
Continue reading...Monday, April 14, 2008
Darren Rowse has just invented the Blogger Appreciation Day. Today it’s all about saying “Thank you” to your favourite blogger(s). It could be a peptalk, a “Thank You”-mail or a few words of encouragement. I would like to thank the following people in no particular order:
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 26, 2008
According to experts the use of online advertising will increase by 23% in 2008. This is more than 40 billion dollars, but a riot might be around the corner. Adsense has made Google one most valuable companies in the world and the ads on social networks such as Facebook help those companies make billions each year. But [...]
Continue reading...Wednesday, March 5, 2008
In my quest to make a living of blogging I’ve now turned my attention to my equipment a.k.a my gadgets. If you didn’t already know that, well I’m working on it. Hopefully in a couple of years I can quit my day job and make a living out of blogging. I think I would be the [...]
Continue reading...Sunday, March 2, 2008
Last week I asked Duncan Riley to Show Me Your Desktop. Duncan started a new urge in me. I want to replace my two 19″ monitor with 22″. If you don’t want to be tempted, then please don’t read last week’s interview with Duncan Riley. This week it’s Lisa Bettany’s turn to share her desktop with [...]
Continue reading...Friday, February 22, 2008
The Beta News 2 Year Anniversary Contest is now officially over and the winners have been drawn. A great thanks goes to the sponsors, Lorelle VanFossen, David Airey and Entrecard. I’ve drawn the winners using Random.org and recorded it with Camtasia Studio. This is my first video, so please be gentle.
Continue reading...Thursday, February 7, 2008
In the next two weeks I’ll host the biggest contest ever on The Beta News. Actually it’s the first contest ever here, but who’s counting?! Now the rules to participate are developed by my twisted brain, so hopefully this will be a contest unlike anything you’ve ever seen before. The rules are fairly simple.
Continue reading...Sunday, February 3, 2008
Researching for this round of Show Me Your Desktop, my wife asked me how come I didn’t have many women in the interview series. This opened a whole new world for me. The world of Canadian bloggers. Rebecca Bollwitt is a Canadian blogger. She is among the top Vancouver bloggers, a Canucks fan (NHL ice hockey [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, January 31, 2008
The Beta News 2 year anniversary contest is about to kick off. In order to make the contest even more exciting I’m hoping to offer my readers and future readers some extraordinary cool prizes. I’m therefore looking for some prize sponsors to make this contest as thrilling and interesting as possible.
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